June 22nd, 1978

Born on June 22nd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 257 days, exactly on January 6th, 2025, people who were born on June 22nd, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 22nd, 1978?

June 22nd, 1978

Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)

What else happened on June 22nd?

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

June 22nd, 2009

Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.

June 22nd, 1979

Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.

June 22nd, 1966

Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.

June 22nd, 1941

World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.

June 22nd, 1922

Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

June 22nd, 1911

King George V and Queen Mary of Teck were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

June 22nd, 1813

War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

June 22nd, 1807

The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.

June 22nd, 1593

Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

June 22nd, 1922

British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.

June 22nd, 2022

An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths.

June 22nd, 2015

The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured.

June 22nd, 2012

A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 22nd

Born on June 22nd, 1978

45

Marcel Simoneau

Canadian actor

*June 22nd, 1978, Rimouski

45

Andriy Bondarenko

Ukrainian composer and pianist

*June 22nd, 1978, Brovary

45

Andrew Seabrook

British figure skater

*June 22nd, 1978, Camberley

45

Champ Bailey

American football player, defensive back, cornerback

*June 22nd, 1978, Folkston

33

Dan Wheldon

British racing driver

*June 22nd, 1978, Emberton †October 16th, 2011, Las Vegas

45

Lara George

US-based Nigerian gospel recording artiste, songwriter and producer.(born on 25 May, 1989)

*June 22nd, 1978, Lagos

45

José Luis Abajo

Spanish épée fencer

*June 22nd, 1978, Madrid

45

Aurélien Faivre

Footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Besançon

45

Oytun Ersan

Turkish guitarist

*June 22nd, 1978, Nicosia

42

Alexei Tezikov

Russian ice hockey player (1978-2020)

*June 22nd, 1978, Tolyatti †July 16th, 2020, Tolyatti

45

Amos Lee

American singer-songwriter

*June 22nd, 1978, Philadelphia

45

Pedro Taborda

Portuguese footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Covilhã

45

Novogradska

Macedonian musician

*June 22nd, 1978, Skopje

45

Vadim Firsov

Russian footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Moscow

45

Tim Driesen

Actor, composer

*June 22nd, 1978, Antwerp

45

Junaid Hartley

Association footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Cape Town

45

Raymond O'Donnell

Australian darts player

*June 22nd, 1978, Brisbane

45

Florin Stângă

Romanian footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Brașov

45

Cibeles Romero

Spanish field hockey player

*June 22nd, 1978, Madrid

45

Anthony Ferrari

American baseball player

*June 22nd, 1978, San Francisco

45

Ignacio Hierro

Mexican footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Mexico City

45

Davide Morello

Italian association football player

*June 22nd, 1978, Palermo

45

Jonder Martínez

Baseball player

*June 22nd, 1978, Mariel

45

Willie Harris

Baseball player from the United States

*June 22nd, 1978, Cairo

45

James McBain

British snooker player

*June 22nd, 1978, Glasgow

45

Leanid Lahun

Belarusian association football player

*June 22nd, 1978, Minsk

45

Victor Muzadi

Angolan basketball player

*June 22nd, 1978, Gabon

45

Shuhei Morita

Japanese film director

*June 22nd, 1978, Yamatotakada

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 22nd?

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

44

Thomas Voeckler

French cyclist

*June 22nd, 1979, Schiltigheim

41

Thomas Hitschler

German politician

*June 22nd, 1982, Landau in der Pfalz

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

43

Stephanie Jacobsen

Australian actress

*June 22nd, 1980, Hong Kong

47

Gordon Moakes

British musician

*June 22nd, 1976, Newport Pagnell

56

Peter Axelsson

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1967, Täby

31

Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1992, East Lombok Regency

44

Leire Martínez

Spanish recording artist; singer

*June 22nd, 1979, San Sebastián

59

Henrik Svarrer

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1964, Esbjerg

59

Dan Brown

American novelist

*June 22nd, 1964, Exeter

29

Felicity Leydon-Davis

New Zealand cricketer and badminton player

*June 22nd, 1994, Hamilton

27

Daniel Guda

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1996, Manila

59

Henrik Mestad

Norwegian actor and author

*June 22nd, 1964, Oslo

40

Jérémy Roy

Road bicycle racer

*June 22nd, 1983, Tours

75

Adolf Michaelis

German classical archaeologist

*June 22nd, 1835, Kiel †August 12th, 1910, Strasbourg

47

Ursula Schwaller

Swiss athlete

*June 22nd, 1976, Fribourg

23

Fabien Delrue

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 2000, Sarcelles

36

Lee Min-ho

South Korean actor, singer and model

*June 22nd, 1987, Seoul

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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